TAMPA, Fla. -

AutoWeb has announced a new chief financial officer as well as a new controller.

Succeeding Michael Sadowski as CFO is former Cox Automotive executive Carlton Hamer, whose appointment to the role of executive vice president and CFO became effective Monday.

Josh Barsetti will become AutoWeb’s VP, controller and principal accounting officer this coming Monday.

To help in the transition, Sadowski will remain with the company until at least March.

“As AutoWeb remains focused on operational efficiencies and continuing our growth initiatives, Carlton’s impressive financial acumen and strong industry experience will undoubtedly strengthen our executive leadership team’s capabilities,” AutoWeb president and chief executive officer Jared Rowe said in a news release.

“The addition of Josh and his diverse compliance background further supports our focus on enhancing performance results, and we look forward to incorporating their expertise as we execute on our 2022 objectives and beyond.”

Hamer spent 15 years at Cox. Among his roles there was senior director of finance/controller at Autotrader. Rowe served as president of the Media Solutions Group during his time at Cox Automotive, where he was responsible for leading the Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, Dealer.com and Haystack businesses.

“During our time at Cox Automotive, several members of AutoWeb’s senior leadership team had the privilege of working with Carlton, and we look forward to the opportunity to work with him again in this important role,” said Rowe.

Barsetti was most recently senior director of internal audit at Zovio.

“As we welcome Carlton and Josh to AutoWeb, I want to thank Michael for his invaluable contributions as our CFO,” said Rowe. “His leadership has been a pivotal part of our organization’s evolution and he has set the table for Carlton and Josh to follow through on our business transformation. We wish Michael much success in his future endeavors.”